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3M PPS Colour Check Light

shedding light on the colour matching process

Warning.
Do not use or store the 3M PPS Colour Check Light, 3M PPS Colour Check Light Battery Pack,
Battery Charger or Power Supply in potentially explosive or flammable environments.

3M PPS Colour Check Light


Part no.

16407

Case containing light, battery, charger, power supply, cords and instruction manual

16409

3M PPS Colour Check Light - Battery Charger x1

16398

3M PPS Colour Check Light - Battery (NiCd) x1

16399

3M PPS Colour Check Light - Bulb x1

reduce labour, paint and material costs

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Automotive Aftermarket,
3M United Kingdom PLC,
Tel: 016 1237 6391
Fax: 016 1237 5911
aadenquiries.uk@mmm.com

designed to make the colour matching


and refinish process faster and easier

Item

increase productivity
AB 621
EL68
Printed in UK 6/06

Automotive Aftermarket,
3M Ireland,
Tel: (01) 280 3555
Fax: (01) 280 3509

3M, PPS and PPS logo are


trademarks of 3M Company
Copyright 2006

www.3mbodyshop.co.uk

improve customer satisfaction

3Innovation

A fully portable light


with a virtually perfect
match to natural daylight

Lighting conditions inside a bodyshop are rarely ideal and we cannot control the seasons
or the weather! Fixed lighting and unpredictable weather conditions make precise
decisions difficult.

Light features:

No matter where the vehicle is in the


bodyshop, the 3M PPS Colour Check
Light provides near perfect daylight
conditions every day of the year!

Portable, hand held and rechargeable

Patented bulb giving a virtually perfect balance to the


colour spectrum of natural daylight

Electronic control unit maintains the colour spectrum


regardless of battery charge levels

Two light intensities :


Standard for mid range colours and metallics
High for darker colours and extremely poor light

A valuable tool for checking and


approving quality at each stage of the
repair process

The 3M PPS Colour Check Light is ideal for:


Selecting the correct colour and colour variant
Checking colour match with spray out card
Checking coverage
Further uses:

Checking colour for accurate estimates

Checking surface finish prior to painting

Identifying post paint defects such as swirl marks, holograms and sanding marks

Daylight is characterized by a full and


even light spectrum, without spikes,
across the visible colour range. Daylight
with its full and even spectrum is the
best light source for viewing colours. For
an artificial light source to mimic
daylight properly, it must have a light
spectrum very close to daylight,
otherwise it will affect the accuracy of
colour judgement.

Natural Daylight Spectrum

Wavelength

Lights used in bodyshops can have an


uneven spectrum and colours will
therefore look different.

Colour Corrected Fluorescent vs. Natural Daylight

blue line represents the


spectrum of natural
daylight

Benefits:
Quick and accurate colour matching decisions
Eliminates the need to move vehicles outside for
assessing colour
Reduces the chance of re-work related to colour
mismatch and lack of coverage
Reduces bottlenecks in the repair process
and speeds up paint shop throughput

Natural Daylight

Fluorescent light

Wavelength

The 3M PPS Colour Check Light has


a spectrum virtually identical to daylight
and therefore colours look the same as in
daylight.

3M PPS Colour Check Light vs. Natural Daylight


blue line represents the
spectrum of natural
daylight

Reduces material and labour costs


Improves customer satisfaction; right first time
and on time

Wavelength
Natural Daylight

3M PPS Colour Check Light

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